The FAA has given permission for Nevada to authorize unmanned aerial vehicles to fly. Today there was a ceremony to watch a demonstration flight. During the hand launch the craft did a wing tip stall and landed very rough on its nose a.k.a. crash.
For more see 1st drone in Nevada test program crashes in demo
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If you can't hand launch without a running start, it is either overweight or to big to be hand launched in the first place. The running full speed throwing like crazy launches are a steady source of entertainment (i.e. carnage) at local RC sites.
And no matter how much electronics you put inside the plane, human skill and experience is still a big part of the picture.
#2 LOL.... SOOOOO much truth to that
There are two main reasons it crashed ;
1) No technique - though the launcher runs along he has not achieved any airflow over the control surfaces whatsoever. Also launches it nose up with not enough power and the inevitable tip stall happens. We practice our hand launches religiously and our vehicles are much bigger.
2) Safety vests - Whenever you involve people with safety vests it all turns to poo as process replaces experience.
The drone crash looked just like an RC plane being hand launched.
For the Mid Atlantic Aviation Partnership first flight before the FAA the COA was actually approved and signed about a week beforehand so that practice flights could be conducted, this was specifically requested by the MAAP, citing safety and the FAA obliged. It is unfortunate that this occurred for their team before an audience, but this is part of what the test sites are for, to let companies have a place to test their aircraft and procedures in a safe manner.
nothing beats this failure
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkwTABs9nXg
epic fail in so many ways
Even a stopped motor should keep the plane level. Underpowered is my feeling too.
In their COA there is a list of events such as a failure in the flight control, propulsion, or electrical systems or if there was a lost link or in flight fire, that would dictate an immediate report needs to be filed before further flight. I believe NTSB 830 would also apply if the UAS had a gross takeoff weight of 300lbs or greater. The test site operator also makes operational reports to the FAA on a monthly basis which would include detail of the incident.
So, don't they now have to do a full-blown FAA post-crash investigation?
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